Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I let | 'ana samahtaacnaa samaHt | أنا َ سـَمـَحت |
| We let | 'ihna samahnaiicHnaa samaHnaa | إحنا َ سـَمـَحنا |
| You(m) let | 'inta samahtiicnta samaHt | إنت َ سـَمـَحت |
| You(f) let | 'inti samahtiiicnti samaHty | إنت ِ سـَمـَحتي |
| You(pl) let | 'intu samahtuiicntoo samaHtoo | إنتوا سـَمـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) let | huwa samahhuwa samaH | هـُو َ سـَمـَح |
| She/it(f) let | hiya samahithiya samaHit | هـِي َ سـَمـَحـِت |
| They let | humma samahuhumma samaHoo | هـُمّ َ سـَمـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might let | 'ana yimkin 'asmahaacnaa yimkin aacsmaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسمـَح |
| We might let | 'ihna yimkin nismahiicHnaa yimkin nismaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسمـَح |
| You(m) might let | 'inta yimkin tismahiicnta yimkin tismaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسمـَح |
| You(f) might let | 'inti yimkin tismahiiicnti yimkin tismaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسمـَحي |
| You(pl) might let | 'intu yimkin tismahuiicntoo yimkin tismaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسمـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might let | huwa yimkin yismahhuwa yimkin yismaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسمـَح |
| She/it(f) might let | hiya yimkin tismahhiya yimkin tismaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسمـَح |
| They might let | humma yimkin yismahuhumma yimkin yismaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسمـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I let | 'ana basmahaacnaa basmaH | أنا َ بـَسمـَح |
| We let | 'ihna binismahiicHnaa binismaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِسمـَح |
| You(m) let | 'inta bitismahiicnta bitismaH | إنت َ بـِتـِسمـَح |
| You(f) let | 'inti bitismahiiicnti bitismaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسمـَحي |
| You(pl) let | 'intu bitismahuiicntoo bitismaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسمـَحوا |
| He/it(m) lets | huwa biyismahhuwa biyismaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِسمـَح |
| She/it(f) lets | hiya bitismahhiya bitismaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِسمـَح |
| They let | humma biyismahuhumma biyismaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسمـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will let | 'ana hasmahaacnaa hasmaH | أنا َ هـَسمـَح |
| We will let | 'ihna hanismahiicHnaa hanismaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِسمـَح |
| You(m) will let | 'inta hatismahiicnta hatismaH | إنت َ هـَتـِسمـَح |
| You(f) will let | 'inti hatismahiiicnti hatismaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسمـَحي |
| You(pl) will let | 'intu hatismahuiicntoo hatismaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسمـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will let | huwa hayismahhuwa hayismaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِسمـَح |
| She/it(f) will let | hiya hatismahhiya hatismaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِسمـَح |
| They will let | humma hayismahuhumma hayismaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسمـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) let! | 'ismahiicsmaH | إسمـَح |
| You(f) let! | 'ismahiiicsmaHy | إسمـَحي |
| You(pl) let! | 'ismahuiicsmaHoo | إسمـَحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am letting | 'ana saemahaacnaa saemaH | أنا َ سا َمـَح |
| I(f) am letting | 'ana saemahaaacnaa saemaHaö | أنا َ سا َمـَحـَة |
| We are letting | 'ihna saemaheeniicHnaa saemaHyn | إحنا َ سا َمـَحين |
| You(m) are letting | 'inta saemahiicnta saemaH | إنت َ سا َمـَح |
| You(f) are letting | 'inti saemahaiicnti saemaHaö | إنت ِ سا َمـَحـَة |
| You(pl) are letting | 'intu saemaheeniicntoo saemaHyn | إنتوا سا َمـَحين |
| He/it(m) is letting | huwa saemahhuwa saemaH | هـُو َ سا َمـَح |
| She/it(f) is letting | hiya saemahahiya saemaHaö | هـِي َ سا َمـَحـَة |
| They are letting | humma saemaheenhumma saemaHyn | هـُمّ َ سا َمـَحين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is let | huwa masmoohhuwa masmwH | هـُو َ مـَسموح |
| She/it(f) is let | hiya masmoohahiya masmwHaö | هـِي َ مـَسموحـَة |
| They are let | humma masmooheenhumma masmwHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسموحين |
